A review by bibliobrandie
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges

5.0

This is Ruby's autobiographical account of integration in Louisiana in the 19060s. I was amazed by her bravery throughout the story and moved by her innocence of not truly being able to grasp what was going on around her. That November she was the only black child walking into the elementary school, surrounded by angry mobs of people. She said, more than once, "Young children never know about racism at the start. It's we adults who teach it." There are sepia photographs throughout the book that really help to tell the story.